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Why is vector calculus so much more important in classical electrodynamics than in classical mechanics?

In this question "vector calculus" refers to the integration and differentiation of vector fields. Why is vector calculus so much more important in classical electrodynamics than in ...
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Conditions on $\phi$ and $\boldsymbol{A}$ for when $\boldsymbol{B}$ is uniform

I'm reading "Classical Mechanics" (5ed) by Berkshire and Kibble, in the example for uniform magnetic field on pg.243 (Chapter 10 Lagrangian Mechanics) I came across this A charged particle ...
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